Filling and weighing apparatus.



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I r. J. ENGLEN. FILLING AND WEIGHING APPARATUS.

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F. J. ENGLEN.

FILLING AND WEIGHING APPARATUS.

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-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK J. ENGLEN, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF. ONE-HALF TO DANIEL CAMERON OF SAME PLACE.

FILLING AND WEIGHING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 674,201, dated May 14, 1901. Application filed September 4, 1900. Serial No. 29,003; (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. ENGLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of I vessels in certain-predetermined quantities.

A further object of the invention, is to provide electrically-actuated means for maintaining the passage from thestorage-compartment containing thecomrnodity to thereceptacle on the scale-beam open during the weighing operation and means thrown into opera- 'ceptacl'e beingfilled toward the end of the tion by the scale-beam for automatically releasing said electricallyactuated means and cutting otf'said passage.

' A furtherobjectof the inventi0n-is to provide novel means for partially cutting off or reducing the flow ofthe commodity to the reweighing operation andafterward checking saidflow entirely.

Otherobjects and advantagesof. the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel. features th ereofwillbe set forthin the claims.

- In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of. the

'-' the same.

tillingmechanisin. Fig. 2is an end view of the filling mechanism; Fig. 41is across-section through the chamber communicating with Q e nd ofthe supply-pipe, Fig.5 is

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an elevation'of thejscale -beam,showing the connection between one e'nd'th'ereof and-the circuit-controllingdevices. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View, on an enlarged scale,"of-the circuit-controller. Fig. 7 isa diagrammatic view showing the circni tconnections through the. retaining-m agnets for-"the valvesand the Li kereference-n jlhe pipe orconduit. 1 leads from thestoraget aid; or vesselcontaining the commodity Fig. 3 is'a longitudinal section of on guide-rod .13.

endof' the lever 18 it will be obvious that 95 p eralsindicatelike parts win the diiferent'views;

end with a compartment or chamber2 through a passage 3. The chamber 2 is cylindrical in form and is provided with a discharge-orifice 4, located directly above the vessel or receptacle 5 on the scale-beam 6. The passage 3 between the conduit 1 and the chamber2 is controlled bya regulating-valve 7, whose stem 8 extends out through a boss 9, formed on the conduit 1 or an extension thereof, the end of said stem 8 being provided with an armature 10 for the electromagnetll. Secured to the valve-stem 8 adjacent to the armature 10 and projecting laterally therefrom is an arm 12, whose outer end embraces a stationary guide-rod 13. The said arm 12 is adjustably mounted on the stem 8 and is adapted to engage a stop'14 in the form of rod or bar adjustably secured to a bracket-arm 15,

projecting laterally from the boss 9. By reason of the adjustment of the arm 12 and stop 14 the extent of inward movement of the valve 7 may be accurately controlled. The said valve isnormally maintained at a pointadjacent to the passage3 by means of a coiled spring '16, surrounding the stem 8 andengaging the valve 7 at one end anda shoulder 17 within;tl1e conduitl atjthe other end. The

inward movement of said valve 7 is limited by the' engagement of the arm 12 with the stop 14, and by adjusting either said arm 12 on the stem 8 or the stop 14 on the bracketarm 15 said valve may benormally mainvtained in aslightly-openposition or in-a position entirely closing the passage 3. To open the valve 7,-an operating-lever 18 is provided,

the same being fulcrumed, as shown in dotto asleeve or collar "21, slidingly mounted By depressing the free through the connections described the sleeve orcolla'r 21: will be forced outwardly until it is brought into engagement with I the arm 12 on thevalve-stem 8,-when the further down ward movement of said lever will force said arm "12, the stem 8, and the valve 7outwardlyuntil the armature l0 of the magnet 11 is brought within the field of force of said magnet. Through electrical connections, to be described later, the circuitthrough the magnet 11 is normallytclosed, so that when the armaturelO is moved to the position do the action of the magnet- 11. The said magnetll is, mounted upon a bracket 22, secured to'one end of the stationary guide-rod 13.

V The discharge-orifice 4 in'the chamber 2 is controlled bya rotary cut-off valve 23, consisting of a central hub 24, radial spokes 25, and an outer ci'rcular rim-26, The said rim 26 is provided with an opening 27, adapted .toregister with thedischarge-orifice 4 of the chamber 2, and. the periphery of the rim 26 lies in close contact at all points'with the innor surface of the chamber 2. It will be'obvious that when the opening 27' lies-opposite the discharge-orifice 4 and the valve 7 is open the commodity to be weighed is free to pass from the pipe or conduitl into the receptacle 5, over which "the discharge-orifice 4'is located. When,'1how ever,the opening 27 is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the flow of material into the receptacle 5'is entirely out off. It will alsobelobvious that by'the construction described the rotary cut-oh 23 is perfectly balanced and will operate equally well with any degree of pressure behind it. Secured to the hub 24 of-the cut-0E 23 is a I central shaft 28, the same extending out through the'head of .thechamber 2 opposite the passage 3, leading thereinto. To the pro- I 5 'jecting end of the'shaft 28 isv secured an operating'rod Or'arm 29,1ying parallel-to the {head 0f the chamber 2 andprojecting outt wardly in opposite directions beyond thjepe- --.riphery'offsaid chamber; One ofthee'ndsof 'brac ket30, constitutingth v electromaguetBl. Between" the point of an the pivotal pointfot' said armis" curvedspring 32,-th e'otheriend of s "being sec'ured to ailu'g' head of thechamber- 2.

The-in orm al position 23 is as shown "in Fig.4 of the drawings'. is, at a 'poiut'reinoved fromf the discharge fice 4 of the chamber 2.and the norin al p v 55 tion of the rod-'29, which is secured to the c ithoneendo the od 29' au d'rock iand'tjhe shaft28andcut' ofij23 co therewith, until'theopening 27 n 5 scribedit will be held in such position through out of line with the discharge-orifice 4, as

'48, having a binding-post 49 at one end,t0

' saidjrod 291li'es within the pathofjmovement'; of and isjada'pt'ed to be engagedbyihe lever. 18' w'hen the latter is" depressed, 5Thej other endiof the rod29. has secured-to'it an L sha'ped' armatureof an tachment of thebra'cket'30vtothe arm 29 and I ttached a rejection on the] i ofthe opening 27 m tt ti-H1126 ofthe Queue ffo fi23, is as shown'in Fig. 2 of thedrawingsl that is, loca'ted sothat the armature 30, at;

off reaches a point oppositethe discharge-orifice 4 in the chamber 2 and the armature 30 on the end of said rod comes .within the held of force of the magnet 31. The said magnet 31 is in anormally-closed circuit, to be described later, and therefore acts to maintain the cut-off 23in its open positionagainst the action of the spring 32. V

The scale-beam 6, as heretofore stated, has the receptacle to be filled on one end thereof, whileron the other endv thereof is placed a counterpoise or weight 35. Secured to the end of the beam 6 on which the counterpoise 8o 35 is located is a depending rod or bar 36, having a cr0ss-head-37, secured thereto, which cross-head carries two depending bars 38 39, as shown most clearly in Fig.6 of the draw in'gs. Also connected to the cross-head 37 .85 above the bars 38 39 are the binding-posts 4O and 41, to which are respectively attached the conductors 42 and 43. The lower-ends of the bars 38 and 39 are adapted to engage, respecv H tively,oscillat ing conducting-levers 44 45, ful-' crumed upon the ears 46 47 of a base platewhich is attachedawire or conductor 50. The v ends of the conducting-levers 44 and 45 are f provided with adj usting-screws 51 52, which 5' serve'also as weights for the ends of the levers in whichthey are mounted." It will belj obvious that by means of the adj usting-screws 51 and 52 the positions of saidvlevers may be j chang edthat is, the ends ofsaidglevers may, be raised or lowered, As a matter. of fac't the said adjusting-'screwsare so t'nrn'ed tha the end of the lever 45 con taining the justing-s'crew. 52 is elevated-somewhat, can ing the opposite, endfof the said lever slightly depressed, The .resnl of? g struction is that upon the upw'ar of the-e nd 530i? the'sc'a w il-l leave 'or'separa'tefrom the-bar 38leavesorseparate v Theicircuits through the coils of the nets 11 and 3 I he'retofo'r ,s mally closed. hesecir The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that the discharge-orifice 4 of the filling mechanism is located directly over the receptacle 5 on one end of the scale-beam and thatthe weight 35 depresses the other end of the scale-beam, so as to hold the bars 38 and 39 down in contact with the conducting-levers 44 and 45, with the operating-lever 18 raised, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings,

the opening 27in the cut-off 23.will be out of line with the discharge-orifice 4 in the chamber 2, and the flow of the commodity to be introduced into the receptacle 5 and weighed will be cut ofi. The operating-lever 18 is then depressed, which action, through the link 20, forces outwardly the sleeve or collar 2]. until the latter comes into engagement with the arm 12 on the valve-stem 8. Further downward movement of the lever 18 moves the valve-stem 8 and thevalve 7, connected therewith, outwardly until the armaturelO comes within the field of force of the magnet 11. The passage 3 leading into the chamber 2, is now wide open, the valve 7 is held in its open position bythe action of the magnet 11 on the armature 10, and the commodity from its source of supply is permitted to pass through the conduit 1 and the passage 3 into the chamber 2. The dischargeorifice 4 from the chamber 2 is in the meantime closed. By still further depressing the operating-lever 18, however, the same is brought into engagement with one of the projecting ends of the rod 29 on the shaft 28, and the latter shaft, with the cut-ofi 23, con nected thereto, is turned through the arc of a circle until the armature 30 is brought within the field of force of the magnet 31. The said armature and the parts connected thereto are maintained in this position by said magnet against the action of the spring 32. The armature 30 is so proportioned and arranged on the bar 29 that when it lies against the poles of the magnet 31 the opening 27 in the rim 26 of the cut-off 23 will lie directly opposite the discharge-orifice 4 of the chamber 2. The material to be weighed may now pass in a comparatively large stream from its source of supply through the conduit 1, passage 3, chamber 2, and discharge-orifice 4 into the receptacle 5 to be filled. This large stream provides for quickly filling the receptacle 5. 'When, however, the end of the scale-beam 6, on which the receptacle 5 is placed, descends through the weight of the material in said receptacle, the opposite end 53 of said scalebeam rises, with the result that the bar 39 moves away from the conducting-lever 45, breaking-the circuit through the magnet 11 and denergizing the same. As soon as the magnet 11 becomes inactive by breaking the circuit through the coils thereof in the manner described the spring 16 serves to restore the valve 7 to its normal position in front of the passage 3 into the chamber2. The stop 14, however, or the arm 12, which engages said stop, is so adjusted that the valve 7 will not entirely cut ofi the flow of the material being weighed from the conduit 1 to the chamber 2, but will permit of a greatly-reduced stream to flow into said chamber. The first efiect, therefore, of the fall of the receptacle 5 is to reduce but not entirely cut 06 the flow of material into said receptacle. With the reduced stream now flowing into the receptacle 5 the same becomes slowly filled toward the end of the weighing operation, which permits of greater accuracy than could be obtained if the large stream were maintained throughout. With a small stream flowing into the receptacle 5, however, throughout the entire weighing operation the said operation would be eifected very slowly. By my construction, however, a high speed of filling is maintained without destroying the accuracy of the weighing. When the weight 35 is completely overbalanced by the receptacle 5 and the material contained therein, the end 53 of the scale-beam 6 is raised to its highest point, removing or disconnecting the bar 38 from the conducting-lever 44. The circuit through the magnet 31 is now broken, and through the action of the spring 32 the armature 30 is moved away from the poles of the magnet 31 and the cut-off 23 is returned to its normal position, (shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings,) entirely cutting 01f the flow of the material through the discharge-orifice 4. It will be seen, therefore, that after the lever 18 has been actuated the remaining portion of the weighing and filling operation is entirely automatic.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isr 1. The combination with filling mechanism,

of a rotary cut-off valve for controlling the discharge-orifice of said filling mechanism and weighing mechanism, a laterally-extending arm secured to the shaft or axis on which said valve is mounted, a regulating-valve in advance of said cut-off valve, an operating-lever for opening said valves, the said lever being connected with said regulating valve and adapted to engage the arm connected with said cut-off valve, electromagnets for holding said valves in their open positions, and means thrown into operation by said Weighing mechanism for denergizing said magnets.

2. The combination with filling mechanism and weighing mechanism, of a cylindrical chamber at the discharge end of said filling mechanism having a discharge-orifice in the cylindrical wall thereof and an inlet-orifice in one of theheads thereof, a rotary cut-01f valve in said chamber comprising a central shaft extending through one of the heads of said chamber, a circular rim whose outersurface lies in close contact with the in ner surface of said chamber and which has an opening therein adapted to register with said discharge-orifice, a laterally-extending arm secured to said shaft and projecting beyond the periphery of said chamber, a curved spring IIO connected with said arm for normally maintaining said cut-off valve in its closing position, a regulating-valve for controlling the passage through said inlet-orifice, an ,arm on .the'stem of said regnlatin g-valve, a stop adapted tobe engaged by said arm, a spring acting upon said regulating-valve for normally maintaining said arm in contact with said stop, an operating-lever for opening said valves, a link pivoted thereto, and a collar attached to said linlfand adapted to engage the arm on the stem of said regulating-valve,

the'said lever being adapted to engage the laterally-extending arm on'the shaft of said cut-off valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed. discharge -orifiee, and weighing mechanism, of a rotary cut-E valve controlling the passage through said discharge-orifice,a regulating-valve in advance of said cut-01f valve for controlling the flow of material thereto, a lever acting upon said cut-off and regulating valves for opening the same, and means thrown into operationby said weighing mechanism for closing said regulating-valve toward the end of the 1 weighing operation and for closing said outoff valve when the weighing operationis' complete.

4. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed discharge-orifice,

and weighingmechanism, of a rotary cut-off valve for controlling the passage through said discharge-orifice, a regulating-valve in advance of said cut-off valve for controlling the flow of material thereto, a lever'act-ing upon said regulating and cut-oif valves for opening the same, magnets for maintaining said valves in their open positions, and means thrown into operation by said weighing mechanism for first denergizing the retainingmagnet for said regulating-valve toward theend of the weighing operation and afterward deenergizing the retaining-magnet for said cut-off valve at the end of the weighing ope ration.

5. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed discharge-orifice, and weighing mechanism, of a rotary cut-off valve controlling the passage through said discharge-orifice, a regulating-valve in advance of said cut-off valve for controlling the flow of material thereto, an electromagnet in a normally closed circuit, an armature therefor connected with said regulating-valve, an operating-lever acting upon said regulating and cut-oflf valves for opening them, and means thrown into operation by said weighing mechanism for denergizing said magnet toward the end of the weighing'ope-ration and for returning said cut-0E valve to its closed position at the end of the weighing operation. 6. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed discharge-orifice,

and weighing mechanism, of a rotary cut-01f valve controlling the passage through said discharge-orifice,.-a reciprocating regulating positions,

valve in advance of said cut-off valve for controlling the flow of material thereto, an operating-lever acting upon said regulating and cut-ofi valves for opening them, electromagnets for retaining said valves in their open the coils of said magnets being in normally closed electric circuits, springs for returning said valves to their normal positions, and meansthrown into operation by said weighing mechanism for first breaking the circuit through the coil of the retaining- ,magnet for said regulating-valve and afterward breaking the circuit through the coil of the retaining-magnet for said cut-ofif valve.

7. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed discharge-orifice, and weighing mechanism, of a cut-off valve controlling 'the passage through said discharge-orifice, an arm thereon, a spring for' maintaining said cut-off valve in its normally closed position, a regulating-valve in advance of said cut-off valve for controlling the flow of material thereto, a spring for holding said 'regulating-valve in its normal position, an

arm on the stem of the regulating-valve, a stop adapted to be engaged by said arm, an operating-lever having a link connection with the arm on the stem of said regulating-valve whereby said regulating-valve may be opened by said lever, the said lever being further adapted to engage the arm on said cut-off valve for opening it, electromagnets for retaining said regulating and cut-0E valves in their open positions, the armature of one of said magnets being secured to the stem of the regulating-valve and the armature of theother of said magnets'being secured to the arm on said cut-off valve, and means thrown into operation'by said weighing-mechanism for first denergizing the retaining-magnet for said regulating-valve and afterward denergizing the retaining-magnet for said cut-off valve.

8. The combination with filling mechanism having a normally closed discharge-orifice and a scale-beam having the receptacle to be filled on one end thereof, and a counter poise or weight on the other end thereof which maintains said end normally depressed, of a cut oif valve for controlling the passage through said discharge-orifice, a regulatingvalve in advance of said cut-off valve forcontrolling the flow of material thereto, means for op'eningsaid regulating and cut-off valves,

electromagnets for retaining said valves in their open positions, conducting-bars connected with the end of said scale-beam con-v taining said counterpoise and depending therefrom, a pair of conducting-levers, an adjustable contact-screw serving as a counterweight upon one end of each of said levers for maintaining the opposite ends thereof at different levels, a conducting base-plate upon which said conducting-levers are fnlerumed, an electric circuit through the coil of one of said magnets and through one of said bars on said scale-beam and one of said levers and an electric circuit through the other of said magnets and through the other bar on said scale-beam and the other of said levers, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination with filling mechanism, a cut-off valve controlling the discharge-orifice of said filling mechanism, a regulatingvalve in advance of said cut-01f valve, and electromagnets for holding said valves in their open positions, of a scale-beam having the receptacle to be filled on one end thereof and a counter poise or weight on the other end thereof which maintains said end normally depressed, conducting-bars connected with the end of said scale-beam on which said counterpoise is mounted, conducting-levers adapted to be engaged by said bars when said scalebeam is in its normal position, an electric circuit including the coil of one of said magnets my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- '30 nesses.

FREDERICK J. ENGLEN.

Witnesses:

M. L. SEARS, E. M. BADGEROW. 

